Walk With Darrell

This Christmas is going to be different as everything else has been this year. This Christmas remember that regardless of what you have or don’t have you can bless others because of Christ. We have been blessed with love, peace, and comfort. We can be a blessing to someone else this year by sharing with them Christ love, peace, and comfort to someone you know that has had a rough year. I am sure we all know some people that could use some attention, comfort, and encouragement

Have you ever been in a situation in which you did not listen to something important someone had to say to you? I have been accused of having selective hearing by my wife, but I am not talking about how well we listened to our spouse. Do we listen to what God is saying to us? God possesses the most profound and complete knowledge in the universe on every topic. He has the wisdom that His children need to solve any problem we have. He is willing to help with all the resources

God promises to direct our lives if we just ask. You would not believe over the years the number of times I have asked the Lord to guide me in the direction I should take. Terri and I at times will reflect on times in our lives when the Lord watched over us and guided our steps. Just tonight we thought of times throughout our marriage when God led us in decisions we needed to make. This strengthens our faith in God for our future as we know the Lord will be a guiding light f

Have you ever wondered what path God has planned for you? I am not talking about the path others want for you, but what has God planned for you. As we nurture our relationship with God, we will realize the He has His eyes on us and He is guiding our paths. We must learn to look for God’s presence in every circumstance of life. God leaves His footprints and handiwork all around us. To see His instructions, we need to be in communication with God and we do that by reading His

Let’s remember our Service men and women who are away from home this Thanksgiving. A big part of celebrating Thanksgiving is being with family as we celebrate the Holidays. I spent a few Thanksgivings away from home when I was in the Navy. I remember one time being away from home on Thanksgiving when I was stationed on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) sailing out on the Pacific Ocean. I wasn’t alone as I had over 5000 shipmates all of them were away from their families. The meal

This has been another great year for Terri and me. As we entered another year of retirement. We continued with our plan to travel. Terri and I have traveled close to 24,000 miles while visiting National Parks and 35 states. We have traveled from Texas to Maine to the Great Lakes and out west to the Rocky Mountains, Southwestern Deserts, and then to the Florida Keys. The three of us got along great and travel well together. You might ask, “what do you mean three of you”? We ha

We can have peace no matter what we are facing in life. God says we can bring our worries to Him in prayer. There are a lot of things in life that causes us to worry. Many people are in between jobs and the future has uncertainty, health issues don’t go away as the years go by, friends and family members pass on. Children or grandchildren are facing their own battles that can cause worry in our lives. All these things add up and can steal our peace and joy in our life. God

When we look at our battles in life, do we look at the battle with our physical eyes or our spiritual eyes? You might ask, what are you talking about? We all have battles in life we are fighting and if we look at them through our physical eyes they can seem daunting. What we need to do is to fight our battles through our spiritual eyes. In work there were always battles, and if you look at them through your physical eyes you can get very frustrated with work and at times it c

Would it be nice if we could control everything in our lives? Well, we don’t, it seems like our trials never seem to end. We all go through trials; I have my trials, and I have friends and family going through trials. Our trials vary in length, some trials are for a short period, and others seem to never go away. God is allowing adversity in our lives for a purpose. When we look at the heroes of faith in the bible, they all went through seasons of trials. Abraham and Sarah w

As a Christian our walk with God is a journey of faith, and there will be times when our trust in God will be tested. There will be those days when your life will seem like you are in a storm and water, and winds of adversity are sweeping you away. Doubt threatens to crash down on you. It is at these times it is important to have a good foundation when everything around you is sinking. That foundation can be found in God’s Word during times of storms. God’s Word has all kind

Before He was arrested, tried, and crucified, Jesus used some of His final moments to encourage His followers to reaffirm and strengthen them. Jesus knew His mission on earth was to pay the price of our sins on the cross. As His time was coming to an end, He wanted to give words to encourage His followers. John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I sa

We all experience adversity at some point in our lives. When adversity hits, we can feel lonely, and we feel like we are facing our situation all by ourselves and no one understands. During this time, we might wonder where is God? Why has He allowed this? Has He left me alone to struggle with this? Even though we might feel like we are alone, and God has abandoned us that is not the case. David talks about this in Psalm 34. Psalm 34:17-18 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lor

In life we have opportunities to be ambassadors in which we represent someone of higher authority. There are many of us that have professions, where we represent the interest of the owners of the company we work for. As an ambassador we should act in the best interest of the company. We are also an ambassador for Christ and represent Christ in how we live our life. We are out in the world, some of us have jobs, some of us have families, friends, and people we meet daily. Do w

It seems like I have a lot of friends, and family that have been through some tough situations this year. Don’t lose hope. However hard the situation we are facing or how desperate your situation might seem there is always hope. Hope transitions everything, every pain, sorrow, fear, and loss. Hope is what sets us apart as children of God. Hope is what gives light in darkness and comfort in pain. You might ask where do we get our hope? Hope comes from knowing God’s love for us

Do we ever feel like we fall short of what God expects from us? Well, I imagine if we are honest there are times, we all have experienced that feeling (my hand is up). Don’t lose heart because, Paul dealt with this same feeling. As we see in Romans 7:15. Romans 7:15 (NIV). 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. This revealed that Paul was dealing with internal struggles of living the Christian life. We deal with the same thi

1 John 1:8 (NIV) 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. My very first Sunday School lesson I taught was on living in a constant state of repentance. As a Christian our sins are forgiven by what Jesus did on the cross. However, we still must deal with our sins daily in order to remain in fellowship with God. 1 John 1:8-9 was written by John for Christians. 1 John 1:9 (NIV) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will for

Doubting Thomas had to see evidence of Christ before he would believe in Jesus’ resurrection. There is an invisible presence living within each person that has put their faith and trust in the saving blood of Jesus. Even though we can’t see God or see the Holy Spirit living within each believer it doesn’t mean He doesn’t exist. However, we see the effects of God on human lives. God has the power to change men from the inside out. Changing men’s hearts has an outward effect on

John 8:47 (NIV) 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” Sometimes God speaks loudly and clearly. Most of the time God speaks with a quiet voice. This is why it is important to carve out some quiet time each day to study His Word and sense His direction. This same method worked for Jesus when He was with His disciples. Jesus would make time to get away from the crowd and spend some time with The Father. This

Have you ever drifted from God? If we are honest with ourselves there has been a time in probably each of our lives that we drifted from God (I have). Sometimes there has been times when we might have felt like we lost our way. Luckily God doesn’t give up on us. He is always there waiting and calling for us to come back home. Sometimes it is a small whisper to our hearts that lead us home. Jesus says He is the way back and He brings us right into the presence of God. Hebrews

John 14:21 (NIV) 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. Who do we try to please in our life? Your friends……Society……..God. It can be a trap to try and please people instead of God. We invest a lot of energy trying to please society and probably not enough energy trying to please God. God says if we love Him, we will be obedient to His commands. This w